Sri Lanka mourns iconic tusker amid renewed calls to address human-elephant conflict

Mongabay
Oct 24, 2026, 10:59 am73 ptsTrending
COLOMBO – The death of Kavantissa, one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic wild tuskers (Elephas maximus maximus), following a gunshot injury triggered an extraordinary wave of public grief, political attention and criticism of wildlife authorities.The elephant’s final days brought together politicians, Buddhist…

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